Location
London, with travel to multiple sites in the South East

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition by creating responsible places that bring transformative impact to people, communities, and societies globally. Within our Consult business, we combine leading-edge practical expertise with project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will work within capital delivery, leading project teams in a collaborative environment and engaging positively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for the simultaneous delivery of multiple water and water recycling projects and/or programmes within the AMP8 programme.

Your role will ensure adherence to client project governance procedures including risk, cost, and change control. You will collaborate with other teams across the business to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

You will promote Mace’s core values:
- Safety first: Champion visible safety behaviours, share lessons learned, and support the health, safety, and wellbeing of all staff.
- Client focus: Manage delivery from project inception through design, procurement, construction, and handover, ensuring robust quality systems and client satisfaction.
- Integrity: Manage project budgets, highlight risks and mitigations, and uphold Mace’s values.
- Create opportunity: Lead and manage project and consultant teams to achieve strategic KPIs, innovate, and leverage Mace’s knowledge resources.

Key responsibilities include preparing and implementing project management plans, driving design development, contract administration under NEC3/4 contracts, ensuring compliance with environmental, CDM 2015, water quality, and health and safety standards, managing contractors, and maintaining strong stakeholder engagement including third-party liaisons.

This role requires a proactive leader who can manage complex projects, foster collaboration, and deliver sustainable outcomes aligned with client and organisational goals.

Experience
- Minimum 8 years’ project management experience managing large, complex or multiple infrastructure/capital schemes, preferably within the water sector or a regulated industry.
- Proven experience leading parts of projects within large, diverse teams.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen.
- Experience in contract administration, including NEC3/4 contracts.
- Knowledge of carbon and sustainability considerations impacting project delivery.
- Experience developing and maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Familiarity with project, programme, and financial management tools such as Oracle and Primavera P6.

About you
- Digitally savvy with excellent leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and motivate teams.
- Strong client focus and commitment to delivering quality outcomes.
- Committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment.
- Full UK Driving Licence essential.
- Willingness to work seconded in the South East and travel to multiple sites.

Qualifications
- Membership of RICS, CIOB, APM, ICE or equivalent professional body, or demonstrable professional or personal development in project management.
- Experience in property or infrastructure project management is desirable.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from a diverse range of candidates. Flexible working arrangements may be considered where suitable within the role.